LIGAMEN PETITION #________________________ (Prior Valid Bond) Please type or print clearly. It is important that each item have a response. If a question is not applicable, write “N/A.” If you do not know an answer, write “unknown.” PETITIONER RESPONDENT ______________________________________________PRESENT LAST NAME________________________________________________ __________________________________________________MAIDEN NAME__________________________________________________ _____________________________________________FIRST AND MIDDLE NAMES___________________________________________ ________________________________________________STREET ADDRESS_________________________________________________ ________________________________________________CITY / STATE / ZIP_________________________________________________ __________________________________________________TELEPHONE____________________________________________________ Home Work Cell Home Work Cell ___________________________________________DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH_____________________________________________ RELIGION OF BAPTISM RELIGION PROFESSED AT TIME OF WEDDING PRESENT RELIGION 1. Date and Place of Wedding Date City State 2. By a [ ] non-Catholic Minister [ ] Justice of the Peace in Name of Church, Synagogue, Courthouse, Home, Other 3. Date and Place of Divorce Date Court Parish/County State 4. This was my first marriage [ ] YES [ ] NO; If NO, ON ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER, please list ALL your previous marriages with the name and religion of spouse, wedding date, place, when and how each marriage ended. (If any of your former spouses had been married before, place an asterisk (*) to the left of their name(s). 5. This was my former spouse’s first marriage [ ] YES [ ] NO; If NO, how many times was your former spouse married before you? _____ ON ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER, please list ALL previous marriages with the name and religion of spouse, wedding date, place, when and how each marriage ended. (If any of his/her former spouses had been married before, place an asterisk (*) to the left of their name(s). 1 Revised October 2015 CONCERNING YOUR FORMER SPOUSE’S FIRST VALID MARRIAGE FIRST SPOUSE OF THE RESPONDENT FULL PRESENT NAME MAIDEN_______________________________________ ADDRESS Street City State Zip Telephone____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Work Cell DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH RELIGION PROFESSED AT TIME OF WEDDING DEATH DATE, IF THIS PERSON IS NOT LIVING DATE AND PLACE OF WEDDING DATE AND PLACE OF CIVIL DIVORCE WITNESSES (To be used ONLY if the Respondent and/or first spouse cannot be found or will not cooperate.) The following TWO witnesses (priests, siblings, relatives, intimate friends, etc.) must be willing to testify and must know some facts of your former spouse’s first marriage, including: 1. The non-Catholic Baptism of the Respondent and first spouse; 2. The validity of the marriage between the Respondent and first spouse; 3. The fact that the first spouse was alive at the time of your marriage to the Respondent NAME NAME ADDRESS ADDRESS CITY / STATE / ZIP CITY / STATE / ZIP TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER RELATIONSHIP TO YOU RELATIONSHIP TO YOU RELATIONSHIP TO RESPONDENT RELATIONSHIP TO RESPONDENT HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN THIS PERSON? HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN THIS PERSON? DID THIS WITNESS AGREE TO TESTIFY? DID THIS WITNESS AGREE TO TESTIFY? 2 Revised October 2015 PLEASE INCLUDE WITH THIS PETITION: ( ) A recent Certificate of Baptism of any Catholic party (obtainable from the church of baptism; issued within the last six months). ( ) Certificate of Marriage between you and the Respondent. ( ) Decree of Civil Divorce between you and the Respondent. ( ) Certificate of Marriage of the Respondent’s first Marriage. ( ) Decree of Civil Divorce the Respondent’s first Marriage. I, the undersigned Petitioner, respectfully request a declaration of nullity of the marriage in question on the grounds of Ligamen. I solemnly swear that all the statements made by me herein are the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, to the best of my information, knowledge and belief. Petitioner’s Signature Signature of Priest or Deacon ______________________________________________ Parish Date Initiator: please write a brief statement below on the character and credibility of the Petitioner: Parish Seal 3 Revised October 2015 .